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March 13, 1948

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City to Spend $200,000,000 For Housing 17,000 Families; $200,000,000 PLAN FOR HOUSING IS SET

By William M. Farrell

Mayor O'Dwyer announces Estimate Bd approval of $200 million Housing Authority program for 17,000 units; T F Farrell comments; sites listed

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Two in House Ask Congress To Order Halt in Soviet Plots; Republicans Urge Military Aid for Any Free Nation in Peril of Communists EUROPE PACT FINDS CAPITOL SYMPATHY

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

Pres Truman and Cabinet discuss conf

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HOUSE BODY VOTES LOCAL RENT RULE; Measure Sent to Floor Gives Boards Virtual Autonomy, Curbs Expediter's Veto HOUSE BODY VOTES LOCAL RENT RULE

By Samuel A. Towerspecial To the New York Times

adopts bill for extension through Mar, '49, giving local rent advisory bds autonomy in rent rises and decontrol; Repr Monroney objects; Repr Wolcott stand

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ZIONISTS GIVE PLAN TO SPEED PARTITION; Four Powers Hear Nine-Point Jewish Agency Program -- Arabs Invited to Talks ZIONISTS GIVE PLAN TO SPEED PARTITION

By Mallory Browne

4 power meeting hears Jewish Agency repr M Shertok offer program to implement partition; Lie to ask Arabs to participate in confs; Austin denies US has dropped partition; UN Palestine Comm rept says Arabs block setting up provisional Govt; Arab Higher Com UN delegation charges Zionist terror in Palestine, statement

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CLAY ORDERS HALT IN DECARTELIZING GERMANY'S TRUSTS; Break-Up of Heavy Industry Monopolies Stops in Face of U.S.-Soviet Tension FARBEN CONTROL UNIT CUT Force in Military Government Bureau Slashed -- Action Is Taken at Closed Conference CLAY ORDERS HALT IN DECARTELIZING

By Delbert Clarkspecial To the New York Times

excepts co from order to halt decartelization; break-up reptd near completion

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